Biggest solar storm in 5 years strikes tonight

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

An impressive solar flare erupted Tuesday and should start hitting the Earth late Wednesday, potentially disrupting power grids, GPS and airplane flights.

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